In the mind of Maryam Touzani Inspiring works, ideas and places A movie ? A special day, Ettore ScolaA book ? The Stranger, Albert CamusA painting – An artist ? CaravaggioAn instrument ? The violin (ill. : Hakim Alakel)A song ? Losing my religion, R.E.MA dish ? Spaghetti alla vongoleA place ? Tangier Interview with …
Al-Beyt is a Syrian event collective based in Paris. We met Moaoia and Laure, two of the founding members of the collective. They told us about the history, values and goals of Al-Beyt, and teased their next event in Paris, which will take place on October 2nd at the New Morning. AL-BEYT • How did …
Before its movie adaptation, Incendies was first a play written in 2003 by Quebec playwright and director Wajdi Mouawad, born in Lebanon in 1968. Director of the Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris since 2016, Incendies is the second play in his tetralogy entitled Le Sang des promesses. After attending a performance of this …
I do my job because I like meeting people. – ZEID HAMDAN Since the end of the 90’s, Lebanese musician and producer Zeid Hamdan has placed human beings and his taste for exchange at the heart of his artistic projects. From his beginnings with the now-cult band Soapkills to his current projects, Zeid Hamdan is …
Mariam Tafsiri is a British-Iranian illustrator, who draws her main inspiration from her Iranian heritage, and especially from Qâjâr art, established by the Qâjâr dynasty that ruled the Persian Empire from 1781 to 1925.In this first interview of our « Civilization » category, Mariam Tafsiri talks about her creative process and her personal relationship with cultural heritage. …
Synopsis of the Arte series HAPPINESS Shadi شادی, which means « joy » in Persian, is a 17-year-old Iranian girl who lives alone in Tehran with her mother. While her mother is preparing their migration to France, Shadi dreams of only one thing : to leave at all costs to meet her father, whom she only knows …
On the occasion of the imminent launch of YEMA, the first French-speaking video-on-demand platform dedicated to the best of Oriental films and series, we met the founders of this marvellous project : Juliette Gamonal, Léa Taïeb and Marine Zana, who gave us a foretaste of what awaits us very soon on our screens. To all …
This autumn, the young Tunisian designer Camélia Barbachi reveals her first collection for her brand Chez Nous. Inspired by the island of Djerba in Tunisia, she highlights the Blouza Djerba, a revisited traditional garment, fluid and elegant, halfway between the djellaba and the shirt. Designed with an ethical and conscious approach, Chez Nous. is a …
« We show Morocco through our eyes, as members of this society. » « انتماءنا للمغرب وكوننا أاعضاء بفيه نحاول تقديمه برؤيتنا الخاصة » From June 17 to 30, 2021, the Fondation Maison du Maroc, within the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, is exhibiting the fourteen members of the Noorseen collective. The exhibition, entitled Nadra …
How to define a diva ? The diva embodies an ambiguous personality, sometimes venerated and admired for her presence and artistic genius, sometimes criticized for her demanding nature. At the Institut du monde arabe in Paris, the new exhibition Divas. From Umm Kulthum to Dalida exposes the brilliant, scandalous, poetic and sometimes tragic careers of …
